<![CDATA[Abstrak Beberapa wilayah perumahan di Kelurahan Sepinggan masih kekurangan lampu penerangan jalan bahkan ada yang belum memiliki akses penerangan tersebut. Lampu penerangan jalan sangat dibutuhkan untuk menambah kenyamanan dan mengurangi resiko terjadinya kecelakaam bagi pengguna jalan di malam hari. Terutama bagi pengendara motor. Selain itu tanpa fasilitas tersebut, akan timbul rasa was-was terhadap tindakan criminal, utamanya bagi pejalan kaki Berdasarkan survey dan data-data dari Kelurahan, maka tim PkM Politeknik Negeri Balikpapan telah merancang 2 unit lampu penerangan jalan serta ditempatkan pada lokasi jalan menuju perumahan Melati yang terletak di area masjid Tuanku Tunggang Parangan. Pada kegiatan PkM sebelumnya di tahun 2023, Politeknik Negeri Balikpapan, telah menyumbangkan 1 unit lampu penerangan jalan di RT 67 tepatnya di sekitar Perumahan Bumi Makmur, dan merupakan lampu jalan utama dan satu-satunya menggunakan teknologi panel surya dengan kapasitas 20 wp. Warga sangat antusias dengan hadirnya teknologi tersebut dan hasil kuisioner yaitu warga berharap tim PkM Politeknik Negeri Balikpapan dapat menambah beberapa unit lampu untuk akses menuju masjid di wilayah Perumahan tersebut. Telah berhasil terpasang 2 unit lampu penerangan jalan dengan kemampuan tiap unit berupa 1 panel surya 20 wp, 1 aki VRLA 7 Ah, 1 lampu DC 5 watt dan 1 photocell sebagai saklar otomatis yang akan menyalakan lampu hanya pada malam hari. Hasil pengujian kinerja lampu tersebut sebesar 100% dapat menyala sepanjang malam selama 12 jam, jika aki tercharge penuh selama 5 jam saat matahari terik. Jika cuaca mendung, aki hanya mampu menyalakan lampu selama 7.5 jam (kinerja 58%). Namun jika hujan sepanjang hari, sisa charge aki hanya mampu menyalakan lampu selama 4,6 jam (kinerja 25%). Kata kunci: perumahan melati; panel surya; aki VRLA; photocell; lampu DC Abstract Several residential areas in Sepinggan Village still lack street lighting and some even do not have access to such lighting. Street lighting is needed to increase comfort and reduce the risk of accidents for road users at night. Especially for motorbike riders. Apart from that, without these facilities, there will be a feeling of anxiety about criminal acts, especially for pedestrians. Based on surveys and data from the Subdistrict, the Balikpapan State Polytechnic PkM team has designed 2 units of street lighting and placed them on the road to the Melati housing complex. which is located in the Tuanku Tunggang Parangan mosque area. In the previous PkM activity in 2023, Balikpapan State Polytechnic donated 1 unit of street lighting in RT 67, precisely around the Bumi Makmur Housing Complex, and is the main and only street lamp using solar panel technology with a capacity of 20 wp. Residents are very enthusiastic about the presence of this technology and the results of the questionnaire show that residents hope that the Balikpapan State Polytechnic PkM team can add several light units for access to the mosque in the housing area. 2 units of street lighting have been successfully installed with the capability of each unit being 1 20 watt solar panel, 1 7 Ah VRLA battery, 1 5 watt DC lamp and 1 photocell as an automatic switch which will turn on the lights only at night. The test results show that the lamp's performance is 100%, it can light up all night for 12 hours, if the battery is fully charged for 5 hours when the sun is hot. If the weather is cloudy, the battery can only light the lights for 7.5 hours (58% performance). However, if it rains all day, the remaining battery charge will only be able to turn on the lights for 4.6 hours (25% performance). Keywords: jasmine housing; solar panels; VRLA batteries; photocells; DC lights]]>
